# admonish

> English word · Verb · IPA /ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #67,203

## Definitions
1. To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
2. To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
3. To instruct or direct.

## Etymology
From Middle English admonesten, admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestrāre, from Latin admoneō (“remind, warn”), from ad + moneō (“warn, advise”). See premonition.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/admonish